Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.10K people in West Virginia with Jamaican ancestry (0.06% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Berkeley County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (0.23%), followed by Monongalia County (0.21%), and Jefferson County (0.17%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Berkeley County
Monongalia County
Jefferson County
Kanawha County
Lewis County
Monroe County
Mercer County
Nicholas County
Cabell County
Marion County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Berkeley County 0.23
2 Monongalia County 0.21
3 Jefferson County 0.17
4 Kanawha County 0.12
5 Lewis County 0.11
6 Monroe County 0.09
7 Mercer County 0.07
7 Nicholas County 0.07
8 Cabell County 0.06
8 Marion County 0.06
8 Wood County 0.06
9 Clay County 0.04
10 Ohio County 0.03
11 Barbour County 0.02
11 Hardy County 0.02
11 Raleigh County 0.02
12 Harrison County 0.01
12 Roane County 0.01
13 Mason County 0.004